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Laura Kostad

Laura Kostad is a freelance reporter for the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business and Senior Times. After completing her bachelor’s degree in creative writing at the University of Washington in 2015, she moved to Kennewick to pursue new opportunities and launch her career. She has been with the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business since 2017 and has enjoyed getting to know her new community through journalism. In her spare time, she enjoys working on the many book ideas she has and the occasional poem.

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Richland’s Swift corridor project loses anchor restaurant

January 16, 2018

Laura Kostad

Dupus Boomer’s closes doors amid financial challengesThough the Richland restaurant intended to anchor Swift Boulevard corridor development has closed, the owner said the site would be great for another eatery.Dupus Boomer’s shuttered its doors on Christmas Eve after operating for about a year and a half.“We had a good business....

Steel 3 Yoga to open third studio after taking over 11Exhale Yoga

January 16, 2018

Laura Kostad

Eight instructors work between Richland, Kennewick studiosThe owner of Steel 3 Yoga plans to open a third studio to eager Tri-City yoga enthusiasts for “workshops, training and some classes to come” this month.Brenda Steel, an ex-corporate worker turned yogi, took over 11Exhale Yoga’s two existing studios in Richland and Kennewick...

DSHS introduces new caregiver support programs

January 16, 2018

Laura Kostad

More than 450 people have enrolled statewide, with 117 signed up in southeast WashingtonWashington state’s Department of Social and Health Services recently added two new support programs intended to make more services available to more than 850,000 unpaid family caregivers statewide and the loved ones they care for.The two new...

Tri-City Title and Escrow moving into new expanded office

January 16, 2018

Laura Kostad

Ground has been broken on a new Tri-City Title and Escrow office in the Grandridge Business Park in Kennewick.After learning their current office at 8131 W. Grandridge Blvd. had sold, owners Linda Denchel and Chris Willson decided to build their own office to better suit their workflow and customers’ needs.“We’re...

Columbia Gardens’ wineries settling into their new space

December 14, 2017

Laura Kostad

Bartholomew Winery to open before Christmas, Monarcha Wines in FebruaryA year after the Port of Kennewick announced that Monarcha Wines and Bartholomew Winery would be tenants in the new Columbia Gardens Wine and Artisan Village on Columbia Drive in Kennewick, both tasting rooms are poised to open soon.“It looks and smells...

Company buys 35 acres, plans to build concrete plant in Finley

December 14, 2017

Laura Kostad

Pronghorn expects plant to create 30 new jobsA North Dakota-based firm plans to build a concrete and asphalt batch plant in Finley that could create 30 new jobs.Pronghorn LLC recently bought about 35 acres in the Twin Tracks Industrial Park in Finley.The company bought the land, which is vacant and...

Tri-City ports celebrate milestones, focus on what’s ahead for 2018

December 13, 2017

Laura Kostad

The Tri-City’s top port officials talked about their agency’s recent accomplishments and goals for the new year at the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s State of the Ports luncheon.Officials from the ports of Pasco, Benton and Kennewick participated in the Nov. 29 panel discussion moderated by Mike Gonzalez, evening news...

Visit Tri-Cities to kick off nationwide search for new CEO

December 13, 2017

Laura Kostad

Retiring president hopes successor leads efforts on water taxi system, science tourismA nationwide search kicks off this month to replace the longtime leader of Visit Tri-Cities.Kris Watkins, president and chief executive officer of the agency that promotes the region as a destination for visitors, announced her retirement last month.“It’s very...

TRIDEC approaches new year with long to-do list

December 13, 2017

Laura Kostad

Lobbying for federal funding, supporting entrepreneurs, adding new flights among its goalsAfter celebrating two major projects boosting the region’s employment in 2017 — the extensive Lamb Weston potato processing plant expansion and the opening of the AutoZone distribution center— the Tri-Cities Development Council is looking ahead to 2018.On the economic...

AutoZone offers $7,500 signing bonus to experienced truck drivers

November 15, 2017

Laura Kostad

Pasco warehouse’s 245 employees coordinate 270 weekly deliveries across seven statesAs AutoZone celebrated the grand opening of its new Pasco distribution center earlier this month, the company was offering $7,500 sign-on bonuses to entice qualified truck drivers to join the team.The company’s $50 million distribution center and truck maintenance yard...

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